Bedstead.



JOSEPH PENKO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEDSTEAID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1911.

Application filed August 27, 1910. Serial No. 579,220.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH PENKO, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBedsteads, of which the following is a complete specification.

The main objects of this invent-ion are to provide a reinforced woodenbedstead which is of very light, yet of strong and durable construction;to provide a metal reinforced wooden bedstead which has all of theappearances of a solid wooden bedstead; and

-to provide a wooden bedstead which is capable of taking a high degreeof finish, and which is so constructed that the parts may be made ofvery small dimensions without sacrificing any of the strength.

A specific construction embodied in the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead embodied in this invention.Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fi 1. Fig. 3 is a section takenon line 33 0 Fig. 1.

In the construction shown, the end posts or legs 1 and the top pieces 2connecting the upper ends of said posts are formed of any suitable wood,and are channeled in their inner and under sides 3 and 4-, respectively.

Inclosed in the channels are metallic reinforcing bars 5, which arerigidly secured in the channels and act to stiffen or strengthen saidposts and top pieces. The cross rails 6 are likewise provided withchannels in their upper sides and contain reinforcing bars 7 and thefilling rods or panels 8 are each channeled and each contains areinforcing bar 9. This construction of the head and foot boards permitsthe wooden members thereof to be constructed of comparatively small orfine dimensions and still provide a very strong and rigid construction.

The side rails 10 are provided with channels in their upper edges inwhich are reinforcing bars 11 which extend the full length of the rails,and in their under edges the rails are provided with channels in each ofwhich is secured one flange of an angle bar 12. The other flange 13 ofsaid angle bar projects inwardly from the bottom of the side rail andforms the supporting bead for the springs 14.

Obviously a bedstead constructed in accordance with this invention maybe made of very light wood, and have all of the appearances of a solidwooden bedstead, and also have a strength equal to a metallic bedstead.

l/Vhile I have shown and described but one specific embodiment of myinvention it will be understood that many details of the constructionshown may be varied or omitted without departing from the scope of theclaims.

I claim:

1. A side rail for bedsteads, comprising a rail having a longitudinalchannel in its bottom edge, and an angle iron reinforcing bar having oneflange embedded in the channel and the other flange projecting inwardlyfrom the bottom of the rail.

2. A side rail for bedsteads, comprising a rail having longitudinalchannels in its bottom and top edges, a reinforcing bar embedded in thetop channel, and an angle bar secured in the top channel and having oneflange projecting inwardly from the bottom of the rail.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JOSEPH PENKO.

Witnesses:

GEORGE MILLAR, J OSEPH WINTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. 0.

Commissioner of Patents,

